Sögel

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Location of Sögel within Emsland district

52°51′N 07°31′E / 52.850°N 7.517°E / 52.850; 7.517CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictEmsland Municipal assoc.SögelGovernment

• MayorHeiner Wellenbrock (CDU)Area

• Total55.2 km² (21.3 sq mi)Elevation

35 m (115 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total8,446 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

49751

Dialling codes0 59 52Vehicle registrationEL

Sögel is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Sögel is most known for the Clemenswerth Palace, a hunting lodge built 1737–1749 by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Elector Clemens August.

Personalities

Born in Sögel

Wilhelm Röpke (1873–1945), surgeon in Wuppertal, president of the German Society of Surgery
Bernhard Rakers (1905–1980), Nazi war criminal

Died in Sögel

Katharina Sibylla Schücking (1791–1831), poet
Johann Heermann (1897–1976), politician, MdL

World War II

Much of the centre of Sögel was deliberately destroyed by the Canadian Army after the town was captured in April 1945.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Towns and municipalities in Emsland (district)